Official UK procurement notice
HVO Fuel Provision · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Chelmsford City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£1,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Certas Energy UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA one year fixed fee contract for the provision of HVO fuel. Procured via mini-competition through the ESPO Liquid Fuels framework.
CPV: Fuels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Procured via mini-competition through the ESPO Liquid Fuels frameworkAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:41 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:41 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041981- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563c3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The service was procured via Mini-competition through the ESPO liquid fuels framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certas Energy UK Limited | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041981-2025-1 · Certas Energy UK Limited
- Signed
- 13 May 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.